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Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle

Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle

Documentary
2019, Movie, 55min
Josef Ganz, editor of trade journal Motor-Kritik, amazed Germany by appearing in a revolutionary tiny car in 1932. It was his dream: a people's car anyone can afford. The idea made its way to new Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler. But in Hitler's dream there was no place for Jewish inventor Ganz. This is the story of the man whose designs led to the invention of the Volkswagen Beetle, and who ultimately lost everything. In the film, Ganz's relatives and admirers bring his lost heritage back to life.
Country: Germany
Director:
Suzanne Raes
Cast:
Joachim Król
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Suzanne Raes
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Joachim Król
As Josef Ganz (voice)

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"Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle" tells the story of Josef Ganz, a Jewish engineer who designed a revolutionary small car in 1932 that captured the hearts of Germany and its new leader, Adolf Hitler. But as Hitler's ambition took hold, Ganz's dreams were crushed and his legacy erased. Through interviews with Ganz's relatives and admirers, this documentary brings to light the forgotten story of the man whose designs gave birth to the Volkswagen Beetle, and who ultimately lost everything.

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